This week's hot news, events and videos from the online marketing and social media world. From the Position² Blog This Week:



11 ways to make Facebook Timeline work for your brand

For marketers, the new Facebook Timeline display has boosted the level of engagement with fans. Here are some recommendations for you to maximize your brand’s social marketing efforts in the new scenario.

• Pinterest Tips: Three Tips for Drawing Even More Traffic from Pinterest.
• Twitter Advertising: The Pros & Cons for Small Business.
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If you are reading this you are probably a digital marketer, and that too one in the Search space. Have you made any resolutions for your PPC campaigns yet? Have you committed to doing something different from what you did last year?

At Position² we have compiled a list of 7 PPC resolutions to abide by this year. We strongly believe that you will benefit from this information, a compilation of our focus areas, driven by our experiences, learning, strategies and best practices.

Wishing you the best for a fantastic and a profitable 2012! Let's get started with the PPC's 7 key Areas of Focus in 2012.

Get Critiqued:

Kick start 2012 with a audit of your PPC campaigns. Identify ... Read more...

Do you Think Bid Management is Simple? Think Again...

On the surface PPC bid management seems to be about reducing bids for keywords that do not hit your targets and increasing bids for those that do. The reality though is far more complex.

It is quite possible that the fundamental objective of your PPC (Pay per Click) campaigns is to drive the most relevant traffic to your site. It is also quite likely that you want these searchers to take certain actions on your site that add value to your marketing and sales efforts. These actions or conversions can be a sale/purchase, a whitepaper download, a form fill etc...

Needless to say each of these actions has ... Read more...

Google rolled out the "Instant" update last week. Needless to say, it has generated lot of interest in the search marketing community, and has both marketers and practitioners coming forth with their analysis and assessment on the impact it will have. The team at Position² has been following developments and is pleased to present views as well as a checklist of a few action items. These are based on interactions with experts at Google, and internal tests. Watch out for more updates in the days to come - Position² Team

For those who came in late...

Google Instant was released by the search engine giant to enable "Faster Searches, Smarter Predictions and Instant Results", ... Read more...